Luggage carrier



June 9 1931'. Q HAFFKE 1,809,119

LUGGAGE CARRIER Filed July 24, 1929 a SHee tsn-Sheet 1 as li i 35 I as .54 I 34 3m entor June 9, 1931. Q HAFFKE L 1,809,119

LUGGAGE CARRIER ,Filed July 24, 1929 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Bnventor Charles Haflke flay-M attorney size for the use" oftwo or three persons.-

vi Another object is to provide a luggage car rier which maybe conveniently mounted on Patented 7 June 9 ,l 1

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" "This inventionirelatesto a luggage carrier for vehicles and particularly adapted for the use of touristsv *Oneof the'objects of the; invention 51 provide a luggage carrier to containcam'p equipment for use of automobile tourists, said carrierto be ,Of SllCh construction thatyit may contain equipment sufficientlo for the use of a large party or may be readily reduced'in 7' will consist of few and simple parts sothat it may be" manufactured at a limited cost,

strong and will be durable and convenient in 7 use and'will tire.

' anew and useful construction, combination and arrangement of parts as described'here r in and cl'aimed, and-as shown infthe accom- 9 panying drawings it being understood that changes maybe made-in form, 'size, -proportion-of parts-and minor details, said chalnges being determined by the scope of the inven tion'as claimed; j 1 1 In the drawings F ig.

of the luggage carrier,'rthe latter being mounted on an automobile. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the box or container. Figi3 shows an end view'of the luggage carrier mounted 7 on aniautomobile.jFi'g. isa viewjsimilar to that-shown in. Fig, 3," 'parts being swung down'to a horizontal position convenient for loading or unloadingithe container "Fig. 5

is aside view of a base support',the ,wingor tire-holder being disposed in averticsitl'posi"- ,c tion, *Figi6 is aplanview of the parts shown 1 i'n'Fi'g. 5. Fig. 7 isa viewof the inners'ide ofa removable side of the-box or container provided with legs for atable; QFigQ 8 isan jend viewof the container. Y-Fig. Qji aa, secprovide amounting for a spare v a I p o 1 o: 1 iwhich'project rearwardly-Pfr'onrthe base 'lk -With;the foregoing objects in view and; "others to be mentioned the'invention presents 1""shows a side view T 1929: seria lib .1 sewn).

tional view on'line 9%9bingo- 2, ng. 10. I a i is an end view. of the base-support shown-in 7 7 Figs. '5 and} 6, the table-legs being removed. F g.5 11 isxan'end view of the luggage carrier when reduced ini size.

' 1 Referringnow to the partlcular descriptiomthe invention is shown and-@d escribed connection with an auto-1 mob 1le'- 13 .upon :which the luggage carrier a may, be mounted;lkvhilertheidevice is :in- '60 tendedit'orfthe use of automobile tourists; the kindofvehicle is not important, andthedevice could of course be used as a storage or stationary articlejli Numeral= ll'iindicates a, horizontal baseos support which m'ay be secured tothe o vehicle H by any-su table means, flangesl dbeingsliown for: this purposa and are secured; thereto andzto the. vehicle;

Numera'I 19 indicates Y a-tire=h older for a spare itire 20',-"sa'id; holder preferably being 'ofinverted V-shape, ,itsarms being connected with the base-support 14: :by means of hinges Q'The base support may. have any suitable but preferably attenuatedgarigl iron or -strap ironsarezused; This b'ase s'upport is simply; *to provide fholder; for the; receptacle: 22

which maycontain" camp equipment' afid to l provide a'holderfor a spare-tire V The base-support is preferably lar zform in plan as best shown in Figi 6fof the. drawings; and the box, container orreceptaclef 22 is: preferably of rectangular form in plan; and side elevation, and "its? construction,

"will presently be deScribedin detail L Y to the position shown 'in- Figi' 4' of the draw;- ings to permit the receptacle 22 tOfbG mounted upon or removed from theftire-holder 19 and I drawings for a more construction =to provideithe parts mentioned; I"

frectangu-' o i mg the staples. Other means *may-ot-course f'bexused' forasecuring the tire-holder to .the

: baseletor toberemoved therefrom, the tire- "holder at that time engaging and being sup- :ported byxthe brackets 18. t

1 Afte'rthebase-support has been swungupwardly to the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings the tire-holder 19 may be secured to or detacheel iron; the receptacle 22, .;a pin 23;be1 ng usedfor engagingiimstaplesfi lawhich are provided for said receptacle, the tire-holderj19 being provided with slots 25 for receivreceptacle. 7 v

I The receptacle 22 is preferablyconstructed v of sheet metal and is reinforced by the formationxof grooves 26, said grooves {being formed in the top, bObliQIDitUldfllildS adjacentito :the

1 V to its use.

The meceptacle \or oontainer :22 ipneferahly consists of tthlefl parts, zone of itheseppants .he+ lags side-platefi'f idiviid-ed between itsside edges as best shown in Fig. "7 of the drawingslto .;provide two "parts ticonneetedzby v .endstnips (b, the vside .stnips beingdisposeda pairioif hingesv28. p v o This side-plate 27, for oneiofiits arses, rprosvides za mounting upon its inner iiace 1.15 01 a {table frame consisting of aside strips Pa, :and

with one of their ends engagingtinstaplesc which are secured rto (plate 327, the @opposite ends aozf the side strips heing a emovahl'y secured itosaid plate by :means dfisw-"ingf *sa-id s ide-plate.

catchesid which are epiyotally mountedonsaid lplateyzpairs fioft -table-legs .6. being employed andzpivotallgynmotrnted lto :-siwing..frtom ith'e side-:stripsia, the legs 10f eachpair being con.- .anected :by :bracerstrips 27?;-

ipairtof hooks 'aiiepzindicated at ,g, .e adh dioolr being-connected at (one of its .endsito .hraceestrip if, its XQPPO- site end rheing-iadapted to be -.eairght 1a staple h,said staples being mounted upon the (ends:ozfsaidqolztteQ/Z. -:It .abe'iu'nderst jodithat iw-henhthe parts aneidisposed asgshown'in-Fig. {7 of'ithe'id rawings theiside+plate 27 forthereceptacle :remain-in, approximately, :a rigid condition,

1' ahejhin esas .not being operativeato' permit any swingingimovement of ltwo ws-ings'of lllso' 't will ioeunderstoodihat each pair of-rlegs :6 may be-swung to :positions at night angles to zthe plate '27, vdihe hooks '9' being 1 i partswillfzoperate as a table;

.disp'osedzin engagement with the staples jh. The plate 2Zmaythenabe ilQHVLGIZtQdLSO that the -When"inot" :usedtas i3 table the legs :are

swimginwardl y to lie upon itheiinnerisurface 'saidzside- 'ilate 27, and therefore the leg-s "ilimite'dsspace. 7

iendzthe'lstrips la andlb iQGlZIlW awery tree remaining'two parts for theireceptacle or container 22, are two half portions, these being a lower half portion' 29 and an upper half-portion 30.

As best shown in Fig. 9 of the drawings, one of the means for securing the two halves 29 and 30 in connected relation is by sliding the .endportionsalc of the lower, half 29- inwardfly of {the end-pontionsim oi the upper half portion 30 of the receptacle 22. It will be understood that the portions and as reterr'ed to"are -'d isposed at the respective ends .ofhali-portions 29 and 30 ofthe receptacle 22outwardly of the grooves 26, and since theseparts aresomewhat longer for the lower half portion 29 than the corresponding parts tor the atpper haltt ;pontion .30, said end ;por-

gtionsk ana-yslide inwardly ofra-nd mayengage the partsm, and on account ofiriotion, will tend to :hold the half-portions29 and 30 in icorme-cted relation.

.Theside-pflate27 is provided with a-curved flange 3-lzo fesuchproportionslthat it willenter one of the grooves v26 when said ;plate is applied to the receptacle, .said flange 31 operat ing as;a;hol.deror fastening-"element and said plate is provided at its three remainingiedges with :fl-anges .32, after theside-plate 27 has been applied to the receptacle it may be readily secured thereto-by means of .a pair e1. hook-bars 33., WhiGhZaresecured toianc hexa pin 23 when -.engaging inthe sta-ples'2 l as shownrinEig. l of the drawings operatesito connec tiithe lower and upper half-portions voit'the:receptac'le-22. I

Numerals 35 indicate a pair of lugs or catches which areprozvided tor-the lower half c1;

2.9 of the receptacle 22. These lags are=dis'- posed 'inKthe -.cl 1a-nnels or grooves 26 at .the ends :(If -:-said lower halt-portion anda-re adapted to be engaged by the' pairof latches 1:6 'of the base-support 14;- for securing the receptacle22 inan upright position upon-said base-support. 1 c

In operation, the receptacle .22 maybe placed upon the basesupport in engagement :with the -upright stop-platen. The latches =16 may thenibe-swnng upwardly for engaging the :lugs35, The Etire-holder 19 may then be swung upwardly to permit its end to he secured tolthestaples2t, and for removal of .the mecepgtacle '22, this operation may he re- .Wersedp i a I when placing articles :inthe receptacle 22 or removing-articles itheref-rom, said receptiacle Fbe disposed horizontally uponzthe tire-holder ;as shown in Fig, 4 of the draware "-1,so9,119.-" I I 3 H I f onvenience and. I at this time the'side-plate 27 m b re di removed or replaced.

It will be understoodthatwhenthe tablej V5 is used, the half portions29and maybe 1 separated from each other may then be usedasseats on I v By referring to Fig. 11' of: the drawings it will be seen that the side'plate'.27' maybe I 9' removably secured to the half-portion'29 of 2 0 .the receptacle 22. I

This last named feature is ofimportance g since-it is often convenient to'use a luggage carrier ofreducedsize. I c t The luggage carrier shown in Fig. 11 is; Q t

2 the same in an respectsas heretofore de So In a luggage carrier foravehi a base ment with said stop plate, said receptacle bescribed, and may-besecured to the base-support in the same manner as heretofore 'ex- H J' plai'ned, its size being reduced. v

I claim as. my invention, I

support carried bylthe'vehicle' and provided with an upright stop plate, and a" plurality 1 of brackets, a rectangular receptacle adapted to bedisposed onthe bases'upport in engageing provided with grooves opening on its "top and ends'an d'having lugsdi'sposed in said groovesya tireholder hingedly mounted on 1 the bases'upport and removably secured to zoo-the recep l n latches PivotallY mmted 1011 the base support at each end thereof outwardly of said stop plate and arrangedto removably'engage the lugs of saidv receptacle,

- id ti e holder being adapted to be swung v upwardly for disposing the receptacle in a vertical position and to swing downwardly into contact withsa-id bracketsfor disposing" I T nature.

the receptacle in a horizontal position; In testimony whereof, I have aflixed'my sig- CHARLES HAF'FKE'. 

